March 2018

3/12/2018

Case 1: Do you believe that the defendant was easily influenced by her friends? How was the case affected when we found out she has O.D.D?

Case 2: Do you believe that the defendant was telling the truth? If we were able to see the video, how would that change the jury's verdict?

39 Comments

Jazlyn Velasquez

3/15/2018 11:42:37 am

Case 1- I believe she was not influenced by her friends because she said that she was the one who had the idea to steal. The case was affected when we found out she had O.D.D. because it’s the fact of feeling sympathy for her, that she didn’t have full control over what she was doing. It may not have been her fault that she was doing these things so, the verdict was light on her because she
has other problems to worry about.

Case 2- I believe she wasn’t telling the truth because she kept changing her stories a lot and her uncle and her dad kept telling her things to say. By seeing the video it would of changed the jury’s verdict because it gives a full view of what actually happened and they could see if she was actually telling the truth.

Dillon madrid

4/25/2018 07:43:19 am

1. Yes this defendant was very influenced by freinds and family this case when the family was there it almost seemed scripted. But through questioning we found out her and her bug group of friends almsot act as a gang and are heavily influenced about eachother. When she said she has ODD that shouldn’t give her a free pass if someone is being defiant and does not respect authority thats shit bad and should have consequences still for there punishment
2. I believe she was not telling the truth the family couldn’t stop talking even when judged asked for them to stop. The parents made it there duty to tell the jury that she was a good kid when we didnt even ask that she was .everything changes once we see the movie because if not we have to believe a she say he say story

Andrea Zuniga

3/15/2018 11:44:48 am

Question 1- Yes I believe that she was heavily influenced by her friends on many levels considering she was brutally honest and gave us a lot of information that her friends were always there when she was either smoking or stealing from retail stores But she also said that it was her idea and her decision which is also correct but there’s always the factor of peer Pressue and she seemed easily persuaded The factor of her having O.D.D did affect the case because it is a defiance disorder and because of this she didn’t exactly have full control over herself And family problems and Her mental state was not At it’s best so jurys verdict was light on her considering her cirsumstances

Question 2- If I and the Jury would’ve been able to see the Video I believe the verdict would’ve changed jusrasticaly Because she was Not credible what so ever , She changed her stories got things confused and didn’t seem credible. I believe that if the video were shown the verdict would’ve been guilty. there was just no Evidence and was mostly hearsay

Samantha Anguiano

3/16/2018 02:37:57 pm

Case 1: I feel like she wasn’t influenced by her friends. She made her own choices. I think when we found out about her O.D.D, we were now aware that she wasn’t completely in charge of her kind due to the disorder. We had to see that as influence as well.

Case 2: I don’t think she was telling the truth because she kept changing her story every time the jury asked her a question. I feel the video would’ve made a huge impact because the jury can actually see what’s happening and what is the truth.

Bryan Garcia p.5

3/19/2018 11:35:34 pm

1( yes i do believe she was influenced by her friends , she knew what she was doing and knew that her friends did as well
2( at some point I did believe she was telling the truth because she had facts to back it up but throughout the case she was consistent with it , and without the video we will never know what really happened

Monica Aguirre

3/22/2018 10:09:50 pm

Case 1:I feel that the defendant was influenced by her friends. Although she states that it was her idea her friends may still have played a role of either peer pressuring her or her trying to show to them she is tough. The case was affected when we found out she has O.D.D because in this situation she had no control over her actions.

Case 2: I feel that the defendant was only partially telling the truth. The case overall was confusing and I felt that her story did not tie up and she kept changing it. I feel that if we were able to be shown the video it would have given everyone more clarity and a visual of the whole situation.

Yulissa

3/22/2018 10:39:44 pm

Case 1: I believe the defendant was easily influenced by her friends but became to the point where it was her own decisions and was convinced it was for her own benefit such as when he claimed smoking marijuana made her feel more like “herself”

Case 2: I did not believe the defendant was telling the truth. It was a hearsay situation and with the video, we would have seen the actual fight and concluded whether her addition to the fight was more intentional or defensive

Itzel Hernandez

3/23/2018 08:11:33 am

Q1: I believe that the defendant is not easily persuaded by her friends. The defendant seems like an independent person. If anything she persuades her friends to do actions. The O.D.D in the case was controversial. In any regular case of petty theft the defendant would receive many hours of community hours. In the case she has a disorder that does not allow her to listen to authority. So the case turned it helping her with her disorder instead of being a regular petty theft .

Q2: I suspect that the defendant was not telling the truth.The defendant's story seemed to only defend themselves. In addition, he stories seemed to jump around. If the video was present at the court the jury would have some evidence to convict the defendant of something. Furthermore, the jury could have interpreted the truthful story with the video.

Alexis-Jenessa Viramontes

3/23/2018 10:05:51 am

Q1: The defendant could have been easily influenced by her friends, but she told us that it was her idea to steal the items. When we found out she had O.D.D. it affected the case because we gave her less of a punishment. The judge did not want to set her up to fail with the drug test and have it be on her permanent record because of something she can't control. He wanted her to do counseling better so it can help her.

Q2: I do believe the defendant was telling the truth. It was a surprise when the judge said she had taken boxing for two years and knew how to punch someone, but didn't. If we would have seen the video of the incident it would have made the fight more clear to us instead of a hear say situation. It is possible the verdict of the jury could have came out different if we seen something else she wasn't saying.

Andrea Chavez

3/23/2018 11:47:35 am

1. I believe she wasn’t influenced by her friends because of her honesty and how she said she came up with the idea. The case was affected because it gave reason to suspect that she wasn’t really in control of her actions.
2. I believe the defendant was telling the truth because it seemed that really was just trying to protect her friend. Everything might not have been 100% accurate but overall, it seemed that she was telling the truth.

Georjean

3/23/2018 12:31:35 pm

1. I don’t believe her friends influenced her actions because the defendant stated herself that she was the one who had the idea to steal. I believe her ODD did play a part into her crime because she, in a sense, didn’t have full control on her actions. The fact that she was high during the steal also adds on to it.

2. I’m not sure if the defandant told the truth. I believe if the video of the incident was shown, the jury would have a better judged verdict.

Valerie calvillo

3/23/2018 12:36:22 pm

I feel like she was influenced by friends with what she was doing . She said that her friends did it so she did , then later in the case she said that no one told to do it . When she said that her friends were smoking weed , she saw and wanted to try it because her friends were doing . The case was affected by her ODD by how everything she was doing and not listening to her mom .

Yes I believe that she was telling the Truth because of the events that were said happened , also she said that she was breaking up the fight and walked away . What she did was out of a good way . If we see the video it depends on her if she was telling the truth

Hugo Vera

3/23/2018 05:30:14 pm

1.Yes I do believe that the defendant was heavily influenced by her friends in that when the jury asked her questions she was very honest which made it very easy. The fact that she had oppositional defiant disorder which is a psychological disorder which she has no control over. It was great to see that the sentencing was not harsh because of her circumstances.

2. I do believe the defendant was not telling the truth because to me it sounded really confusing at one point I was sitting their confused because I did not know what happened. If I were to have seen the video I think that she might have been found guilty because the way she worded things were confusing.

Karizma Reyes P. 5 link

4/4/2018 10:09:42 am

Case 1: I believe the defendant was influenced by her friends because they said they feel like getting high helps them less conscious of others opinions of herself. The case was affected by the information of the defendant having ODD because then it had to be taken into consideration of what the defendant was thinking and for why she had intent to steal. The reasoning behind her actions had a some what answer after the ODD was brought up.
Case 2: I believe the defendant was being truthful in her statements except in explaining the getting to the scene of the fight the storyline there change slightly a few times, but the rest of her story stayed the same. If a video was presented the jury could have seen the truths of what actually went down during the fight.

Maggie Grisco

4/10/2018 07:28:24 pm

Case 1: I do feel that the defendant was rather influencing her friends rather than them influencing her. Her personality seemed very dominant and it did not seem as if she was one to listen to what others had to say to her. When it was revealed that she had O.D.D, the case changed to a lighter sentence they would have given if she had not had this illness.

I was not there for Case 2.

Amy Lopez

4/16/2018 11:09:42 am

Case 2:
I think that the defendant wasn’t telling the truth. Because there were a couple of things that were off in here statements. So the video would of helped clear things on what happened and the verdict would’ve been different as well

Richard Lopez

4/20/2018 01:33:46 pm

Case 1- I believe she wasn’t influenced by her friends because she admitted that it was her idea to steal in the first place, it was her being responsible for the idea to steal while she was using drugs but I think she has learned her lesson.

Case 2- (I wasn’t there because I was part of the jury and was in the conference room while this case was happening)

Frank Parra

4/20/2018 01:38:58 pm

Case1:I believe she was influenced a little by her friends but more so they were pushing her to do things she already wanted to do and when we found out she had odd we couldn't sentence her like normal because we don't want to set her up for failure
Case2: I believe she was lying about what happened but do to lack of evidence we couldn't find her guilty if we even just had the video it would have been significantly easier to sentence her and find the verdict

Sophia Flores

4/20/2018 11:15:22 pm

Q1: I believe that the defendant was not influenced by her friends because she was very upfront about being guilty of the crime and telling the jury that it was her idea to steal. After she was diagnosed I believed it allowed the jury to gain insight as to why she acted the way to did. It showed the jury that her actions were unconsciously made and that because of this disorder it makes it hard for her to recognize her wrong doings.

Q2: I believe the defendant was telling the truth because her story stayed pretty consistent throughout and her uncle testimony about the video was aligned with hers. But it was difficult to determine if it was the full truth because we didn't have the video to see for ourselves. In this case we had to believe the defendants statement which could have been false.

Katherine Romero

4/22/2018 06:35:13 pm

Case 1 - I believe that the defendant was not easily influenced because she said herself that it was her idea to steal in the first place. The fact of her having O.D.D did affect the case because we then were able to realize that she didn't have full control of herself when making these decisions.

Case 2- I believe the defendant wasn't telling the truth because she kept switching the story a lot. Her dad and uncle also kept telling her what to say. If we were able to see the video, it would've changed the verdict because the jury would've been able to tell if she was lying or not.

Anahi Hernandez p.5

4/23/2018 01:22:46 pm

I think the defendant was not influenced by her friends due to the fact that it wasnt the first time she’s stolen; she stole five times before she got caught.When the jury as well as the audience found out she had ODD, it can be said that there was an understanding on why she had trouble answering the question throughout the case. It can be said that she might have liked having the atttention as welll as stealing itself

Bryan Patiño

4/23/2018 01:24:07 pm

I believe she was not telling the truth because she kept changing her stories many times and it seemed that her uncle and her dad were feeing information into her. If we would of got the video it would possibly changed the jury’s verdict because it gives a full view of what actually happened and they could see if she was actually telling the truth.

Jocelyn Chávez (p5)

4/23/2018 01:57:23 pm

I don’t really think the defendant was Influenced by her friends , because she even said she decided to steal , and I think people have her sympathy once they found out she has ODD
I don’t believe she was telling the truth because her story kept changing , and if we had the video it would of made things more clear

Israel ramirez per.5

4/23/2018 01:58:27 pm

A1:I believe that she was influenced by her friends because she would care about what her friends said about her
A2:i believe that she was lying about her side of the story. If we had the video it would have showed us what really went down between the two girls

Luis Ranos

4/23/2018 02:09:42 pm

The defendant showed no sign of lying to the jury and when we found out that she had O.D.D it changed the view of the court scene by many ways like changing her punishment and treating her differently due to her being honest with the jury.
I think that the defendant was telling the truth but, there were many point of views from her story and the way her dad and uncle changed her ways of telling the story. I think if we were able to see the video the story and case would’ve been way easier for us to confirm if she was guilty or not but it was still a good case because it made us think outside the box and think more than normal

Allan Diaz

4/23/2018 06:28:53 pm

Q1: I believe the defendant was influenced by her friends because she seemed to always hang out with her clique and most of the times friends influence you heavily.Also she had ODD which affected the case because it is a defiance disorder.

Q2 : I don’t believe she was telling the truth because every time the jury asked her a question she would change the story. The video could have have helped the case by making better judgments.

Jacob Palacio

4/24/2018 09:37:52 am

Yes I believe the defendant was easily influenced because she did not have to jump in she was not forced at any time. The fight was none of her business and her uncle tried to portray her as model student when she was getting into trouble at school. When the jury found out she had ODD they seemed to be sympathetic towards her in her sentencing.
I feel the defendant and her uncle were not telling the truth because they did not have their story comepletely straight.the video would have been sufficient evidence in the juries verdict .

Dominique Jimenez

4/24/2018 01:01:38 pm

I do not believe that the defendant is easily persuaded by her friends. From her testimony it seemed that if anything, she was the bad influence. She knew what she was doing and that it was wrong.

I only believe that the defendant was partially telling the truth. Much of the time while answering questions she smirked or even giggled slightly.

Johny Martinez P5

4/24/2018 01:44:12 pm

She was not influenced by her friends because the defendant said that it was was her idea to steal. The case was affected when we found out she had O.D.D. because it’s the fact of feeling that she didn’t have full control over what she was doing.
I believe she was telling the truth because she seemed like she didn’t want to get into more trouble .

Sofia Olivares

4/24/2018 02:00:51 pm

Question #1: I feel that his girl was easily influenced by her friends since she repeatedly said she wanted to fit in at first, so I felt that she made herself come off as a person who would do almost anything to “be cool” in her friends’ point of view. Finding out that she has O.D.D did in fact take a toll on the case because now instead of punishing her, we had to come up with a verdict to help her. It went from punishment to restorative. The good thing was that she was very honest, maybe a little too much but that’s better than lying.

Question #2: Honestly, I knew even before the hearing that this girl was pretty much guilty. I put a lot of thought into the case the night before so I was very much prepared. Her story kept on changing which I caught on and her reasoning for attacking the girl didn’t really get me, I felt that she saw it as an opportunity to attack the girl she admitted she didn’t like and had issues with. If she really wanted to stop the fight, she would’ve pulled them apart. Her family didn’t make anything better either by over exaggerating her which was pretty stressful because it’s like, really? She was guilty but there was not enough evidence to confirm her intentions. Seeing the video would’ve changed everything because we as the jury would’ve seen exactly what happened and could’ve right away predicted if she was lying by her actions and emotions in the actual video.

Christopher Mejia

5/8/2018 02:34:20 pm

Alysia Ramirez

5/8/2018 02:45:38 pm

1. Yes i do believe the defendant was easily influenced by her friends. Many kids in high school are pressured to be and do something they are not so that statement may make sense, under some circumstances. With that aside, i believe the defendant was guilty and used that as a sympathy option.
2. I do not believe the defendant was telling the truth. Perhaps if the video was shown, then maybe there would of been enough evidence to find the defendant guilty.

Johny Martinez P5

5/8/2018 02:48:24 pm

I do feel that the defendant was rather influencing her friends rather than them influencing her. Her personality seemed very dominant.

I think that the defendant was telling the truth but, there were many point of views from her story and the way her dad and uncle changed her ways of telling the story.

marcelo gonzalez

5/8/2018 02:52:15 pm

Q1: yes i believe that the defendant was influenced by her friends because she admitted to have stolen before
Q2: i feel that the defendant wasnt telling the truth because they kept saying different verses of how one of the attackers position was

sarina llamas

5/8/2018 10:09:25 pm

1. I don't think she was influenced by her friends. she choose to do that stuff on her own. she was trying to fit in, in her own way. when we found out she had O.D.D, we found out she wasn't fully in control.

2. I don't think she was telling the full truth sometimes it seemed like she wasn't lying but others she kept changing up the story. we wont know though because we weren't able to see the video.

Arthur Cerda

5/10/2018 12:07:37 pm

1. I don;t think the defendent was influenced by her friends because she said she has stolen before and could have been under the influence of some kind of drug. the case was affected when we found out she has O.D.D. because they gave her more help than a punishment.

2. I don't think the defendent was telling the truth because she was changing the story consistently. If the jury was able to see the video, the verdict may have changed depending on what they saw in the video.

Daniel Gaspar

5/18/2018 12:06:54 pm

1. I do not believe that she was influenced by her friends, I felt that she was the one calling the shots and just dragged her friends along. After discovering she had O.D.D It changed the way the jury and the people in the court viewed her actions. She needed help controlling this and hopefully will soon overcome it.

2. I don’t believe she was telling the whole truth. Her story had many holes to it but I do believe she had nothing with escalating the fight intentionally. She seemed handle herself well in the court room and seemed genuine when she told the room all she wanted to do was help her friend out.

jannabel diaz

5/22/2018 05:33:23 pm

1. She was not influenced by her friends because it was her idea. Finding out that she has O.D.D did affect the case because now instead of punishing her, the jury had to take that in consideration to help her instead.
2. I did think she was lying but i understood the verdict because there was not enough evidence. If we saw the video, I think it would have shown the truth.

Paola

6/1/2018 02:14:57 pm

Q1. The way the jury viewed the defendant after they found out she had O.D.D, they started to be more comprehensive with her. Regarding her friend, I believe that the defendant knew what she was doing because I think she wanted attention, and she was not getting attention at home, then she wanted attention from her friends.
Q2. Based on my opinion, I feel that the defendant was telling the truth, however, I feel that the perfect evidence to prove that would be the video. Watching the video could have had a great impact on my opinion and based on believing her.

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